Free Fallin'

Tom Petty

Lyrics

(Capo 3rd fret)

Intro

D → G ... G → D → A ... (x2)

Verse

DGGD A
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus, and America too
She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis
Loves horses, and her boyfriend too
(intro chords x1)
It's a long day, living in Reseda
There's a freeway, running through the yard
I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy, for breaking her heart

Chorus

And I'm free... free fallin'
And I'm free... free fallin'
All the vampires, walking through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
All the bad boys, standing in the shadows
And the good girls, are home with broken hearts
And I'm free... free fallin'
And I'm free... free fallin'
(intro chords, with "free fallin" background vocal)
I wanna glide down, over Mulholland
I wanna ride through, naming the sky
Gonna free fall, out into nothing
Gonna leave this, world for a while
And I'm free... free fallin'
And I'm free... free fallin'
(intro chords, breakdown)
And I'm free... free fallin'
And I'm free... free fallin'

Notes & Tabs

Capo on 3rd Fret

If you want to play this song along with the recorded version, you need to add a capo to the 3rd fret. Otherwise, this is absolutely not required.

Main Chord Progression

This song uses the same progression the entire time. At its simplest, you can get away playing only D, G, and A as shown below. You can substitute a Dsus4 (xx0233) in for the G if you like, and similarly mess with the A voicing (playing Asus4, etc)... but keeping it simple as shown here works just fine.

Chord Progressions

Intro, Verse, and Chorus

Listen along for strumming pattern.

Song Info

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